Page 45 Carrying Cultural Baggage: the contribution of socio-cultural anthropology to cross-cultural coaching Barbara St Claire-Ostwald‚ CINCRA International Coaching & Training Consultancy‚ UK Email Contact: barbara@cincra.com Abstract This study examines the cultural awareness of professionals working in organisations. Given the multicultural nature of today’s workforce‚ it is becoming increasingly important for companies and coaches alike to take into account how cross-cultural differences may
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The purpose of this research paper is to address Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and the various issues associated with the group. AAPIs come from approximately 50 countries and ethnic groups‚ each with distinct cultures‚ traditions‚ and histories. Asian Americans have origins from East Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ and the Indian subcontinent (Social Security‚ 2011). Pacific Islanders are people having origins in Hawaii‚ Guam‚ Samoa‚ or other Pacific Islands. Many Asian Americans and Pacific
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Some FSA’s of Wal-Mart are EDLP (it’s ‘every day low price’ philosophy) and it so-called ‘exceptional service’ (it customer-service)1. EDLP is in general internationally transferable because they could just transfer their low-price products from China and India. However‚ it was in a way location-bound since they could not implement their low-prices‚ or ‘’loss-leader strategy’’ (a pricing strategy in which one item is sold below cost in order to stimulate other‚ profitable sales)2 in Germany due
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Jocelyn Harwood SOC 315: Social Welfare Winter Term 2013 Professor Nix-McCray Assignment Two: Policy Analysis Assignment Many social policies in the United States of America are based upon discrimination. From the beginning of our nation there has been oppression of one kind or another‚ such as the oppression of women or of immigrants who were not English speaking. Discrimination by definition is the just or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things‚ especially when
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Cultural Identity is what shapes you as a person‚ family‚ religion‚ language‚ and even food. In your life you will experience many events that will shape and alter your cultural identity. Events can sometimes hurt your cultural identity‚ while others build it up. In my case a big part of my cultural identity is location. An event in my life that has really helped me shape my cultural identity is moving from Kapolei to Hawaii Kai. In Kapolei I would wake up extremely early for school because of the
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Social and economic factors can influence and impact on an individual’s state of health vastly. Each aspect effects an individual in various different ways producing negative and positive outcomes‚ more commonly referred to as health detriments (Brooker and Waugh‚ 2007). Health detriments are described as being varied‚ multiple and interlinked‚ Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991) further expanded that the health detriments are considered to be on a five level multifactorial model. The model illustrates
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Many crime problems in my area which are creating difficulties for peoples day by day. I have seen many crimes have been done in my area. * Snatching * Drugs dealing * Shop lifting * Stabbing * Gang fighting * Theft and robbed * The area where I live is ok; I have been robbed for my money a couple of times – nothing too bad. But my friends live in a really bad estate. There’s always stuff going on there. People are shot and stabbed all the time. * It all starts
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Walmart Market Entry Strategy Alexandra Kirsten‚ Gerald Thielemann‚ Angelo Cervone‚ Joseph Krok‚ Nick Massa December 5‚ 2012 Table of Contents Executive Summary Walmart Company Profile Business Description Sam Walton History Major Products and Services Overview of Financial and Operational Indicators Key Financial Performance Indicators Revenue and Operating Profit Assets and Liabilities Competitive Benchmarking Efficiency SWOT Analysis Key Employees Paraguay
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Orientation for Cultural Cooperation Between China and Europe Europe-China Cultural Compass EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) En Orientation for Cultural Cooperation Between China and Europe Europe-China Cultural Compass EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) En PREFACE ................................................................................................... 8 Foreword by the Project Partners of EUNIC in China .............
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page Industry Attractiveness contrasted with KSFs Key Success Factors of Industry and company KSF Porters 5 forces in terms of internal Walmart resources and capabilities and the external environment Is the strategy sustainable? and Can it be duplicated by walmarts rivals What must Walmart to to sustain its competitive advantage Executive Summary Walmart has thrived in a very competitive industry by building on its founding principles and developing arguably the industries best supply chain
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